Kyoto University
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Institute of Sustainability Science at Kyoto University is a joint research unit of the research institutes on Uji campus (Institute for Chemical Research, Institute of Advanced Energy, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, and Disaster Prevention Research Institute) and the Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hall of Global Environmental Research. The institute defines "Sustainability Science" as follows; A transdisciplinary science that address global environmental crisis, and a next-generation integrated science that provides solutions to strength both built and natural environment systems for the pursuit of an integral society KSI (Kyoto Sustainability Initiative ) was a research and education initiative set up by Kyoto University that aims to establish “sustainability science” as a new discipline. KSI consisted of GSGES and the seven research institutes; Institute of Economic Research, Institute of Research in Humanities, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Institute for Chemical Research, Institute of Advanced Energy, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere and Disaster Preservation Research Institute. KSI defined “Sustainability Science” as an academic discipline that seeks to understand the mechanisms that damage global, social, and human systems and their inter-relationships in a global environment context. The discipline also proposes methods and ideas for improving these systems and their inter-relationships from a sustainability perspective.

1. Kyoto University Global Environmental Studies directory is in process of creation. The working group extracted the regular faculty members and collaborating faculty members of School of Global Environmental Studies to be listed in this directory http://sansai.ges.kyoto-u.ac.jp/Pages/English/E_directory.html 2. In addition to the above-mentioned faculty members, the working group identified faculty members who conduct at least one sustainability-related research and their disciplines by searching with keywords as below. (Keywords) Climate Change, Environment, Rural Development, Sustainable Urbanization, Energy, Water Resources, Ecosystem Natural disaster, Cultural Diversity, Sustainable Consumption, Gender Equality, Health Promotion, Public Health, Agricultural economics, Biomass, Forest management, Environmental Policy, Environmental Economic etc.